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Looks like a frost tonight
« on: December 10, 2007, 05:18:42 pm »
looks like theres gonna be a hard frost tonight just pulled the Ro's in. Not looking foward to tommorow morning got start at 5,45.am
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Londoner

Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2007, 07:14:38 am »
Thick frost here this morning. Water will be freezing on the windows? First job 8 oclock.

Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2007, 08:29:29 am »
I am watching my kids christmas plays today one at 10am the other at 2pm so hopefully the frost will be gone and will work inbetween.

Londoner

Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2007, 08:15:38 pm »
My pole was frozen solid, well the water in the tube inside was and I lost over half an hour at the first job trying to thaw it out.
Am going to bring the hoses in tonight, What do you do? I can't be the only one with this problem.

Wayne Thomas

Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2007, 08:32:51 pm »
Run some hot water through my hosereel before I go to bed and cover the hosereel in a cylinder insulation jacket ready for work at start of next morning ;D

Wayne Thomas

Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2007, 08:35:23 pm »
I have ez connectors (tails) fitted to my poles and always let water run out of my poles at the end of a working day so there is no water in them to freeze on cold nights.

burky-boy

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Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #6 on: December 11, 2007, 09:05:08 pm »
Got my oil filled heater on timer in the van will come on about 3.30 leaving for work at 6.30 so should be nice an warm and all the hoses thawed out by then. Prob get a big elec bill but who cares. Always carry my bag of grit this time of year just to sprinkle over any entrance ways  ;)
Keep The Faith

magic1

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Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2007, 09:21:25 pm »
i had the heater overnight. got to me first lot of jobs. by the 3rd house the water had frozen. just too damm cold out at 8.30am. froze on glass in pipes. poles the whole nine yards. didn't get back to earning until 10.30am

burky-boy

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Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #8 on: December 11, 2007, 09:33:09 pm »
Think the only way is a Water heater took delivery of mine today gonna fit this weekend hopefully :)
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Captain Scarlet

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Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #9 on: December 11, 2007, 09:47:23 pm »
I just checked the heater in my van and its nice and warm in there now, so no freezing! Luke
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burky-boy

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Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #10 on: December 11, 2007, 10:02:47 pm »
Give me a few clues as to what it is burpy and I'll try and give a few tips if I know anything about it.

Not sure if that was ment for me with you saying burpy instead of burky
Keep The Faith

Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #11 on: December 12, 2007, 05:51:01 am »
yep there is frost  :(

[GQC] Tim

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Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #12 on: December 12, 2007, 09:22:46 am »
I just checked the heater in my van and its nice and warm in there now, so no freezing! Luke

What heater is that? Was that the propane heater? :)

Pj

Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #13 on: December 12, 2007, 09:29:08 am »
Van still thawing out while I sit here drinking coffee no. 2

Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #14 on: December 12, 2007, 11:01:44 am »
Van still thawing out while I sit here drinking coffee no. 2
was on my 32 cup of coffee at that time  ::)

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Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #15 on: December 12, 2007, 02:52:05 pm »
One of the coldest mornings i have ever done i started at 5.15am this morning. system finally got going at 6.30 after poppin into me mums for a quick cuppa and taking me pole in with me lol ;D. mind you weather got all me customers feeling sorry for me and come home with £30 in tips.

How did you guys find it this morning? personally once i'd been working 30 mins i was warm for the rest of the day.
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Sir Squeaky

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Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #16 on: December 12, 2007, 03:02:44 pm »
How did you guys find it this morning? personally once i'd been working 30 mins i was warm for the rest of the day.
Started at 9am in -2c, no problems at all, and lots of tips. :P

No gloves, no scarf, no hat, just money.

xxmattyxx

Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #17 on: December 12, 2007, 03:48:05 pm »
How did you guys find it this morning? personally once i'd been working 30 mins i was warm for the rest of the day.
Started at 9am in -2c, no problems at all, and lots of tips. :P

No gloves, no scarf, no hat, just money.

I thought water froze at 0°C

Davew

Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #18 on: December 12, 2007, 03:49:47 pm »
No problems for me - water started freezing on the frames and sills though. I stayed pretty toasty all day.

mark f

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Re: Looks like a frost tonight
« Reply #19 on: December 12, 2007, 04:42:01 pm »
i am 50% trad and wfp so did a trad day today. Keep thinking of switching more work across but there is no way i would have wfp'd today. water freezing everywhere.